In an effort to leave myself alone with my mind as little as possible today, I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula again (the 1993 Coppola movie). Been a few years since I last watched it, but I see clearly why it's still one of my all time favorite movies. It's beautiful and atmospheric like few other movies. I caught endless little details of set design and editing that helps set a very particular "gothic romance" type of atmosphere. I love how the ending - the final showdown with Dracula - is tragically romantic rather than a mere action scene or horrific, bloody climax. No wonder chicks dig this movie so much. It's a heart breaker!
The movie makes me wanna say "they don't make them like they used to". It's just so damned impressively made. Seems to me that "big budget movie" mostly means sterile CGI these days. Bah! Give me fog machines, fake blood and creature makeup any day of the week.
The soundtrack by Wojciech Kilar is absolutely stunning and contributes mightily to the dense atmosphere of this film.
I generally hate horror movies, but this one is still a 10/10 movie to me.
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